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Dark Rise by C.S. Pacat

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convalaria98's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

First off, I love the premise. Starts out as a very typical, Light vs Dark & Chosen One fantasy, but it becomes pretty clear about 1/3 in that the author is planning to subvert tropes and flip some things around.

I love the beginning of the book. I throws you right into the action and makes for a great start. I will say there are A LOT of male characters with basic names you're introduced to early on, and I had some trouble keeping them all straight in my head.

I also LOVE the ending. Even having figured out the main plot points, I was still super impressed and engaged with how it was writen and how the details were tied in.

The book really plays into this idea of history being doomed to repeat itself and has many characters struggling against the roles they find themselves cast into. I think this is a super interesting dynamic and sets up for book two phenomenally.

Now the bad parts. The pacing in the middle was off for me. There were sections with nothing but info dump that dragged on and others with plots and quests that felt super rushed. A lot of side quests were packed into the middle that I felt could've been either cut or expanded. As it was ... they simply existed. I also felt there were too many side characters mentioned that ended up with little to no plot relevance. Definitely a forgivable offense, but worth noting.

All in all, a good intro to what seems like a very promising series.

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fishindices's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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potatogrr's review against another edition

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challenging dark sad tense slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

wow morally grey characters are always a trip.

also, please let them kiss C.S.

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spooderman's review against another edition

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adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

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pirate_frog's review against another edition

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4.5

that was very good, exactly the type of fantasy i was craving

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arobear's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

Slow to start, but worth a read. I enjoyed the worldbuilding and mystery of the bigger picture and the war. After

the big twist

I waned to throw my book across the room, which seems to be a theme for books I read by C. S. Pacat (in a good way). I'm interested to see where the story goes in the next book. If you enjoyed the political intrigue of Captive Prince you'll enjoy this one.

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